United States of Oil

Let's face it, the oil companies have been calling the military shots for the US for decades.  How else can one explain with any logic tstateshe "wars" in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan and, for that matter, the many "wars" of the past?

I use quotation marks above since those conflicts were not wars.  There was no action by Congress to declare war on anyone.  In some sense, all of our young have died for nothing since the violent actions of this nation in the Korean War.  That "war" was never authorized by the people through their Congress. Nor has an other war since.  Clearly, the people never would have authorized any of these "wars" So just a few strokes of signature on an executive order and voila, we have a "war".  Just another example, how, ironically the federal government ignores the US. Constitution.

I hate to break the news to you, but our brave young soldiers were essentially mercenaries on hire by Oil, Inc.

It had to be the oil barrons that inspired at least these Middle East bloodbaths to protect their corporate interest.  Now quite possibly, the US picked up some hefty fees for the security services.  Regardless, these "wars" did not involve the United States.  It involves corporations and a lot of money.  So our sons and daughters died not for their country but for the corporation.